Bonnie I have been off plan since Thanksgiving. I am hoping that today I do better. I recorded my breakfast on MFP so that is a start. Glad your back is better. I hope your test come back with good news. I'm type 2 diabetic diagnosed in 2011. I hope you don't have to go on meds. The best thing I can tell you is walk for at least 20 minutes after you eat and eat few breads, chips, cookies, white rice and no regular soda. It definitely helps also be careful with too much fruit. I wish I had listened. You'll get through this just keep posting and like you said it's hard to post when you are off plan but it's the best time

After over 20 days of clean and healthy eating with no binges I fell off the wagon before Thanksgiving and have remained that way.

I binged all weekend, non-stop eating till I was physically sore and sick each time. I am hiding food, suffering from some horrible physical reactions from all the eating as well. I was going to post a thread, a challenge, to stay on plan thru Christmas. I have two weeks of vacation coming up shortly like most school employees, and I want to drop what I re-gained and stay clean.

I want to join. I am scared to step on the scale currently as I am sure it will upset me more and make me eat more, I know myself. So, I want to join this challenge, eat cleanly, try not to mentally abuse myself and stick to it. I follow Atkins, as it has been all that worked for me in the past and if I can stick to it the plan still works. I have no willpower, I am a food addict, and I suffer from binge eating. I had done well from October til Thanksgiving and had lost 12 pounds.

mainecyn - way to go! The most important thing is getting back in the game - you can do it! You can stay on plan and you can keep dropping those pounds. <3

Hello everyone,

Well, I am doing terrible. Thanksgiving threw me off plan big time. I have tried to get back on track, like today for example, but then I binged on chocolate, pretzles, pasta and fries. I feel terrible right now. I planned on getting down into the 130s by Christmas but there is no way that that's gonna happen anymore.
Whenever something affects me emotionally, whether it's good or bad, I eat tons of junk food and it's so hard to stop. It's like a drug. This morning I woke up feeling like absolute craaap. I had a dream that I got shot in the stomach (I've been having those kinds of dreams - getting shot- for a while now) and when I woke up I felt super depressed. DH said that part of the reason why I felt like that could be because all the junk food puts me on a high and when I'm off of it it's like I fall into this deep hole. But did that stop me from eating it yet again? No. We had a great day and I wanted to "celebrate" by eating whatever I wanted. So I ended up binging, again.
It definitely needs to stop. My skin has been breaking out from all the greasy food and I've been having this UTI-pain from not drinking enough water.
The first step towards getting back on track is always the hardest. And I know that because I've been through it so many times. But I also know that it gets easier so why can't I just freaking do it?!

Anywho, mainecyn, I obviously know how you feel and all I can say is that we CAN do it, all we need is the self-control and willpower to make that first step. Let's do it! And then let's keep it going! I haven't weighed-in either, I'm way too scared to see how much damage I've done. I told myself that I needed at least 4 full days of clean eating and exercising and 4 good BM's (TMI sorry!) before hopping on the scale. So, let's friggin do it, now!

I hope everyone else is doing well. We're almost halfway through December, can you believe it?

mainecyn live by your signature . I fell off the wagon big time during Thanksgiving and though I can't claim 20 days of clean eating I can say that I have tried. And you have done wonderfully. I know you don't want to but step on that scale and get it over with. The best time to do it ***in my opinion*** is at night. It will be high anyway from what you ate during the day and tomorrow morning it will usually be lower so that's a sigh of relief. Congrats on the 12lbs in that short time. That's a great victory and if you did it once you CAN do it again

Hoopty, you may need to get the junk out of site. I fell off the wagon during Thanksgiving, the only thing I had left was pumpkin pie and pound cake both of which I love. The kids ate most of the pie and usually I don't want the cake until late and I am already full so I break off a piece and move on. Like I said to mainecyn, you've done it before you CAN do it again

It is very hard to restart but if we don't catch ourselves who will. Ladies you can do this. We're in this together

I am doing a combination of low carb eating plans and today it worked. It's day one and I only had 37 carbs. I almost caved for some chicken crackers but I ate nuts and seeds instead. I'm trying to get back on track and today was my first victory. I hope there are more to follow.

Tomorrow is a new day. So hoping for a better tomorrow for us ALL

Where are you ladies?

I'm still on plan, weigh in today same as yesterday 177.6.

weigh in today 176.2 still on plan

Hello ladies,

I'm sorry that I've been MIA for so long but I am back and ready to re commit. I have been off plan and and eating crazy for months now. I just got back today from a cruise and I ate like a pig while I was away. I just weighed myself and I am almost at my all time high again. I feel totally miserable and am so ready to start eating right an exercising again. Today my eating has been good and I have walked. I will be off work until the 26th and I am going to commit to working out for the next 6 days. I am counting calories and I will track every bite.

I hope everyone is doing good.